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microdetonator

microdetonator noun: a very small detonator.

Noun

microdetonator (plural microdetonators)

  1. A very small detonator.
    • The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.1981, NASA Tech Briefs, volume 6, page 24
    • As soon as they were down, Landor hit the microdetonators he had installed in the few seconds he'd had. There was a tiny crack, and the wall of the water storage area crumbled into a side corridor.2014, Allan Kaster, Stephen Baxter, Michael Blumlein, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4

Forms of microdetonator

pluralmicrodetonators

Origin of microdetonator

From micro- + detonator.

Questions about microdetonator

What does microdetonator mean?
Microdetonator means a very small detonator.
What part of speech is microdetonator?
Microdetonator is a noun.
What is the plural of microdetonator?
The plural of microdetonator is microdetonators.

Words near microdetonator in the dictionary

  1. microdetails
  2. microdetection
  3. microdetector
  4. microdetectors
  5. microdetermination
  6. microdetonator
  7. microdetonators
  8. microdetritus
  9. microdevice
  10. microdevices
  11. microdialect

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